preposterousness

Example Sentences

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Perhaps by now you’ve picked up on the preposterousness in this parade of terms.

From Salon • Feb. 15, 2025

And yet, its polish merely supports what really makes you laugh: the flamboyant goofiness of Thede, who commits to preposterousness with deadly seriousness.

From New York Times • Apr. 27, 2022

When she first came to Los Angeles 50 years ago, its whimsical preposterousness was her “personal welcoming committee to the city.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2022

But she’s also fully clued in to the preposterousness of a 24-year-old millionaire singer issuing prescriptions, and the soporific luxury of her lounges on the beach.

From Slate • Aug. 20, 2021

So he checked his wife with amazement at the preposterousness of her carrying bundles while Sir Walter Raleigh was at hand.

From The Cup of Fury A Novel of Cities and Shipyards by Raleigh, Henry